Improvement in cigar-cases



C. F. RUMPP.

CIGAR-CASES.

No. 175,171. Patented March 21,1876.

nneniur QE/,7 f tturnegg TD-LITMDGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

oHAELEs EEUMPP, 0E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN ClGAR-CASES.

Specificationforming partof Letters Patent No.v 175,171, dated March 21, 1876; application led January 29, 1876 To Aall whom it may concern: y

Beit known that I, CHARLES F. RUMPP, of' Philadelphia, in the county ot' Philadelphia and State ot'Pennsylvania, have invented certain new, and useful Improvements in Leather Cigar and Match Gases; and I do hereby decla-re the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, :reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, in Which- Figure 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the metallic clamp and fastener. Fig. 3 is a perspective ot' a match-safe, showing how the metallic stiffening clamps the leather sides ot' the same.

My invention has for its object to give greater stiffness and rigidity to that class of cigar-cases which are t'orlned ot' two sliding sections, one tttin g within the other', without impairin g the flexibility required for the same.

My invention accordingly consists of a cigar or match case formed of two sliding telescopic sections, each section being formed of two pieces ot' leather united at the edge by a metallic clamp and frame-piece C, as hereinafter described.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, A and B represent thetwo sections f a cigarcase, the smaller one, B, being constructed of size to slide or. telescope into the larger, A, illng the latter snugly when thus inserted. Each ot' these sections is formed of two pieces of leather, a and b. These pieces have heretot'orebeen united by stitching, whereby their edges had little or no `more rigiditythan the parts between the said edges. Thus stitched, the cases, on being slided together, or when being inserted in the pocket of a garment, were liable to bend, thus injuring their contents seriously. In lieu of stitching, I take a thin metallic strip, C, which I place along the coinciding edges of the pieces a and b, and then bend over, by suitable tools or machinery, in such manner that said edges will be iirmly clamped together. By this means I substitute for stitching means which not only hold the pieces forming the sides together butprovide an edge-frame, and thus produce acigarcase which will not bend to the injury of the contents, and will be yet sufficiently flexible for all necessary purposes. i.

lVhile I conne my claim of invention to sliding cases, it is obvious thatthe principle may be employed or adapted in connection with cases for matches as Well as with those for cigars. lt is also obvious that this improved construction will also enhance the iinish and appearance of the article to which it is applied.

I claim as my invention- As a new article of manufacture, a cigar or match case formed of two sliding or telescoping sections, each section being formed of two pieces ot' leather united at the edge by a metallic clamp and frame-piece, C, substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of January, 1876.

\ GHAS. F. RUMPP.

Witnesses:

JOHN RoDGERs, M. DANL. CoNNoLLY. 

